Handsome Harry

Audience Reviews

View More (36)

Audience Member This is the only film I have ever seen which (thanks to Jamey Sheridan's performance as the title character) portrays a man straddling the middle of the Kinsey scale on sexuality whose fear of being gay leads not only to expectable denial, but who can destroy the object his same sex affection and build a false memory that he even had a role in it. It is a magnificent acting job of focusing so much on the man you want to be - a man you can't really be - and not noticing that although you have the trappings of a "normal" life, you have never really connected with those who are ostensibly "close" to you. Harry straddles distance/intimacy with his son, with a waitress at his local diner, and the inference that he is divorced would indicate an intimacy failure there, too, although it produced a child. Sheridan takes all these contradictions in Harry's character and makes them credible in a single person. It is a portrayal on a par with the complex masculine characters created by Sam Elliot in "Lifeguard" and Warren Beatty in "Shampoo". Harry is flawed, real, exasperating, admirable and detestable all at once. This movie deserves a theatrical re-release and for more people to see it. I saw it on YouTube and it is now one of my favorite movies. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Slow-moving, slightly posturing drama. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed this movie..... Came across it by accident, and I am glad I did. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This film wasn't difficult to predict, but that's not to say it was obvious. Regardless, the story was compelling and so very sad. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Formulaic, but fair. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member I saw Steve Buscemi's name attached to this, and admittedly, that was my sole reason for watching it. He appeared in it for only about five minutes, but I didn't mind; I kept watching. This is an incredible film, brave with its subject matter and the way it handles it. It's so much more believable than many other films dealing with homosexuality and homophobia. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

Handsome Harry

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Most Popular at Home Now